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No, I don't see where I said it was a pos nor where I said that to her. I feel the same way about her car as what I said to you about your car. It's a lot of car to learn in.
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
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1997 MX-5 track car
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www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
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Thanks for the honest review. I guess to be expected, then. Doesn't change my mind about the design: Jaw-dropping. You're lucky to get to ride along, let alone instruct in it! For some reason I thought I saw a review where people were saying it's an honest contender with the GT3 (non-RS). Maybe that was exclusive to the AMG GT.
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I've driven a 991 GT3 and it's much simpler to drive fast than the AMG GT S that she has. The power delivery is more predictable in the GT3 and the suspension in the GT3 is world's better (and I'm told the GT3 suspension is wonderful when street driven). The Merc is a great car but my takeaway is that they built a road car and then tweaked it to be trackable. Pretty sure the GT3 was built in the opposite direction.Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:13 pmThanks for the honest review. I guess to be expected, then. Doesn't change my mind about the design: Jaw-dropping. You're lucky to get to ride along, let alone instruct in it! For some reason I thought I saw a review where people were saying it's an honest contender with the GT3 (non-RS). Maybe that was exclusive to the AMG GT.
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
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The AMG GTR is the more of the GT3 contender. The suspension is dialed up for the track, its only problem is putting the power down in a controlled manner. For whatever reason, Merc and AMG still don't know how to put power down without using traction control, which kills most of the fun, but that one you can dial it down.DTMiller wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:25 amI've driven a 991 GT3 and it's much simpler to drive fast than the AMG GT S that she has. The power delivery is more predictable in the GT3 and the suspension in the GT3 is world's better (and I'm told the GT3 suspension is wonderful when street driven). The Merc is a great car but my takeaway is that they built a road car and then tweaked it to be trackable. Pretty sure the GT3 was built in the opposite direction.Dr_Strangelove (whew!) wrote: ↑Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:13 pm Thanks for the honest review. I guess to be expected, then. Doesn't change my mind about the design: Jaw-dropping. You're lucky to get to ride along, let alone instruct in it! For some reason I thought I saw a review where people were saying it's an honest contender with the GT3 (non-RS). Maybe that was exclusive to the AMG GT.
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^^ I bet that's it - I've got my terminology all mixed up and that's confusing people I think I did mean the GTR - the one with the fixed CF wing on the back, etc.Dgi 07 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:42 amThe AMG GTR is the more of the GT3 contender. The suspension is dialed up for the track, its only problem is putting the power down in a controlled manner. For whatever reason, Merc and AMG still don't know how to put power down without using traction control, which kills most of the fun, but that one you can dial it down.DTMiller wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:25 am I've driven a 991 GT3 and it's much simpler to drive fast than the AMG GT S that she has. The power delivery is more predictable in the GT3 and the suspension in the GT3 is world's better (and I'm told the GT3 suspension is wonderful when street driven). The Merc is a great car but my takeaway is that they built a road car and then tweaked it to be trackable. Pretty sure the GT3 was built in the opposite direction.
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It's from his years in the Marines. Take a newbie, tear them down to the core, and build up from there.kcattorney wrote:
So you told her that her new, hugely expensive sports car is a POS on the track? Wow, you must be a lot of fun as an instructor.
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I have read two threads in the last few weeks addressing a post mortem of an accident at a track day. In both threads the instructor said "I knew it was bad and I almost said something but I didn't."
I'll just leave Ross Bentley's thoughts here:
I'll just leave Ross Bentley's thoughts here:
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
Willing to risk life for track time
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Speaking of which, track day today!
Mike
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